HIST071 - LATIN AMER 1782-PRESENT

Description:

Surveys Latin American and Caribbean history from the Tupac Amaru Revolt to
the present. We will examine the legacy of Spanish colonialism and slavery,
movements for national and cultural independence, twentieth-century
radicalism, and the politics of race in contemporary Latin America. Readings
include fictional as well as analytical representations, and a film series
will accompany the course.